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Opinion: Eden’s Town Hall Meeting
By Brian Fischman– It was clear on from his performance on Thursday that President Eden came to his first “Town Hall Meeting” with an agenda that went far beyond making announcements to the college. Eden, who was still unknown to many of the school’s populace on a personal level, made a concerted effort to endear [...]
Full article: Opinion: Eden’s Town Hall MeetingEditor’s Letter
This issue marks the first effort of a new semester’s group of student journalists. As I review it before going to press, I’m struck by a couple of themes. One is snow. Go figure. The second is a greater focus on campus events, with more hard news stories, fewer features. Journalism has sometimes been termed [...]
Full article: Editor’s LetterEditorial: Independent at Year One
When this semester draws to a close next week, it will also mark the end of the Independent’s first year serving the Landmark community. It hasn’t always been easy, but we worked hard last semester and this semester to find a sense of direction, and prove that despite receiving funding from the College we are [...]
Full article: Editorial: Independent at Year OneOpinion: Proposition 19: Just the Beginning
This week, California voters turned down Proposition 19, The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act, by a margin of 56 percent to 44 percent. The measure would have made the recreational use of cannabis legal for adults aged 21 and up. While supporters are largely disappointed in the outcome, there is a reason for optimism: [...]
Full article: Opinion: Proposition 19: Just the BeginningEditorial: Stop the Bullying
In the past few weeks on the Landmark campus there have been several cases of harassment, bullying, and threatening words expressed through graffiti. On Monday, October 4, Dean of students Mr. Michael Luciani sent out an email which restated that the student code of conduct has a no tolerance policy for harassment in any form.
Full article: Editorial: Stop the BullyingEditorial: Is The Independent “Independent”
As writers for the “Independent”, we seem to get a frequently repeated question: “If the paper’s reviewed by the faculty, how is it independent?” To be completely honest, we are still figuring that out, but while we decide just how independent we are and should be, we thought it would be in everyone’s interest to [...]
Full article: Editorial: Is The Independent “Independent”From the Editor
This is the second edition of a new student newspaper at Landmark. We’ve shaken off some opening-day jitters, gotten our feet wet, checked to see which way the wind is blowing, and unfurled our sails. This second issue marks a turning point, from just trying out a paper to making one happen on a weekly [...]
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. Nov 3, 2011
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